Where does “ким-” come from?

ким- (Tajik) comes from Uzbek kim, from Proto-Turkic kem — who.

ким- (Tajik): non-specific indefinite pronoun marker

Definitions

  1. non-specific indefinite pronoun marker

Ancestry of “ким-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Uzbekkimwho
2Proto-Turkickemwho
Every word from Proto-Turkic kem →Every word from Uzbek kim →
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